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Posts Tagged ‘Climate Change’

review – Cycling in London at the London Transport Museum

the top 50 illustrations endorsing cycling in london to be seen in the London Transport Museum untill the 22nd of August

Written by Jenny Robins


You don’t have long left to visit the Cycling in London Exhibition at the London Transport Museum!

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Bike by Mark Taplin


Sorry about that, it is in the listings, possibly you are even reading this after the exhibition has closed in which case HELLO IN THE FUTURE (look out for flying cars, in the London Transport Museum, which would be the appropriate place, just don’t pay the £10 entrance fee in hope of seeing illustrations if they have already gone.)



This is the second collaborative competition venture the Association of Illustrators and the Museum have undertaken. Due to some factors, possibly such as their acquiring of a twitter account since last year this one was considerably more competitive than the last. I have it from the actual woman whose job it was to count them that there were over 3000 entries for the 50 places in the exhibition. Am I still a little bitter that I didn’t get in? Only a little, as the standard of the work that did get in is in general very… read more

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All that glitters is not gold.

After a couple of scorching weeks, Hannah Bullivant looks at the hosepipe ban, our reliance on water, and the impending water crisis.

Written by Hannah Bullivant

Illustration by Natasha Thompson
It’s been sticky, hasn’t it? The sunshine is all well and good whilst you are within spitting distance of a garden or beer garden (or a …

Graduate Fashion Week: Ravensbourne

It's back to Graduate Fashion Week for a moment with a look at the Ravensbourne show - featuring a winning menswear collection and Dame Viv…

Written by Jonno Ovans

Vivienne Westwood, illustrated by Kerry Lemon
While things like free booze and miniature pies are thoroughly good perks of a fashion week, it is also completely inevitable that you somehow manage …

Film Preview: Just Do It – get off your arse and change the world launches Crowd Funding appeal

Just Do It looks into the mischievous and risky world of UK climate activists, and it needs your help...

Written by Sally Mumby-Croft

Photography by Mini Mouse
Left Field Films is producing an exciting new documentary film on climate change and is asking for your help to get it completed. Since 2009, Just …

Climate9: Stopping Carbon Emissions at Source. So Who are the Real Criminals?

On the 14th June 2010 the Climate9 go to trial for their actions at Aberdeen airport in Scotland last year. Why should we give them our support? Read on...

Written by Amelia Wells

Donald Trump is behind the expansion of Aberdeen airport. Illustration by Kevin Bradshaw.
When the words of the law and the actions of the Government contradict each other, it can be …

A review of Silent City, Part One: A Symposium on Climate Change

An exhibition that addressed the issue of climate change with a particular focus on its impact on the Third World: A reaction against exhibitions such as ‘Earth: Art of a Changing World’ hosted by the RA which tend to present a classless vision of ecological justice made in the West, prioritising the needs of the developed nations over all others.

Written by Max McCormick

Untitled (CCD) by Claire Roberts (detail)
The central premise of Silent City, the group comprised of artists Emily Whitebread, Cara Nahaul and Sally Mumby-Croft, whose first exhibition has just opened in …

Professor Brian Cox and his Wonders of the Solar System.

As this BBC2 series presented by Professor Brian Cox comes to an end, I ponder why this heart throb is so important to society. With collaborative illustrations by Abigail Daker and Lesley Barnes.

Written by Amelia Gregory

Illustration by Abigail Daker and Lesley Barnes.
This week I discovered the multifarious joys of Professor Brian Cox. I know I know, I’m a bit late with this one. But I …

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Climate Gate at The Royal Institution: Has Global Warming Increased the Toll of Disasters?

On Friday 5th February James Randerson convened a panel of climate scientists to discuss the mess the IPCC has got itself into. Bob Ward, Robert Muir-Wood and Roger Pielke took up the challenge.

Written by Amelia Gregory

Royal Institution lecture hall by Abi Daker
So, we all know there’s been a bit of a hoo-hah following the disclosure of some important emails that reveal that the data featured …

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Cape Farewell – Creative Responses to Climate Change

Shift Encounters, a series of talks dealing with climate change and culture at the Southbank Centre in London, came to an end yesterday. Contributor Alan Gillingwater was there and gives his views on a talk on the role of architects in creative responses to climate change.

Written by Alan Gillingwater

SHIFT Encounters was put together by the organisation Cape Farewell. Founded by David Buckland in 2001, Cape Farewell has sought to move beyond the scientific debate of climate change by …

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Carbon Conversations Courses, London

Written by Zofia Walczak

Want to reduce your carbon footprint in 2010, with a group of lovely people, AND reduce your overdraft by saving some money on energy bills?  The Carbon Literacy Forum are co-ordinating free Carbon Conversations courses across several London …